14 June 2017

Current Affairs is part of the question paper of written examination conducted for NTR Vidyonnathi Scheme in Andhra Pradesh. Following are some important objective multiple choice questions (MCQs) for the written test of NTR Vidyonnathi Scheme - 2017. Answers are given at the end of the questions.

1. Which country has become the 7th member of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

(a) Myanmar (b) Vietnam (c) Sri Lanka (d) Indonesia

2. For the development of which sector, Union Govt has launched a new scheme, "PowerTex India"?

A bus powered by biogas, sourced from cow dung, was launched in Kolkata, with operators claiming that it is India's first such bus service. A nominal fare of Re 1 will be charged from each passenger.

4-b

The government has withdrawn incentives given to mild hybrid vehicles under FAME India scheme. Mild hybrid technology will stand excluded from the benefits of the FAME India scheme with effect from April 1, 2017, a notification by Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

5-a

P.V. Sindhu has won the maiden India Open Super Series title beating Carolina Marin.

6-d

The 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference is held at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore is India's best university followed by Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University and Banaras Hindu University, in a nationwide government ranking (NIRF-2017).

9-c

President Pranab Mukherjee visited the excavated ruins of Vikramshila University in Bihar and said he would talk to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the revival of the ancient seat of Buddhist learning.

10-d

BP Kanungo took over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in place of R Gandhi who retired from service. The government had last month appointed Kanungo as the Deputy Governor for a period of three years from the date of his taking over charge of the post on or after April 3 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.